source for Radiata Pine around MD MV VA PA

[siliconbauhaus]

I've got some trim work to do for my first building and the window carcases from marvin are made from Radiata Pine. I'm trying to see if I can find a source for the same species around MD WV VA PA.

Alternatively if someone can tell me of an alternative species that readily available I'd appreciate it.

[pelligrini]

Have you approached Marvin about buying some material from them?

[pecker]

I just finished making a fireplace surround for a neighbor, using radiata pine from New Zealand.
It's straight, knot free, rather soft, and sold at Home Depot's in the Baltimore area, where I live..

[siliconbauhaus]

Pecker, Cheers mate. I'll pop down to the borg later today.

Pelligrini, I haven't contact Marvin but it's a good suggestion.

[Tom Slick]

Windsor 1 is a manufacturer of mouldings made with radiata pine, you might be able to find a dealer through their website.

[siliconbauhaus]

Thanks for the Windsor One suggestion. It appears that all their products are pre primed and I need it unfinished.

On a side note. Has anyone here found decent wainscoting sheet in the same area? I looked at the borg and the stuff they had was crap and not really what I would consider to be wainscot. Back in the UK you could get t and g boards for waniscot dirt cheap but I'm feeling lazy and was going to use the sheet stuff.

[Tom Slick]

vertical grain douglas fir looks very similar.

[StickSeler]

Check with your local lumber yard, see if they can special order it from a place called Horstmier, thats who I order it for for my customers. As far as the wainscot goes, around here you will find ply-bead, its made by GP but we get ours from a place called US lumber, if your loacl yard dosent stock the US Lumber type, they can order it. ITs made from radiata pine. I had a customer complain about my price on it once, then they needed a piece to finish a job so they went to the Borg, he called me on Monday to order a sheet of the goos stuff and never complained about price again.

As far as WIndosor One goes, its radiata, but I'm pretty sure all there products are finger jointed.

[siliconbauhaus]

Thanks for the info mate.